Patents by Inventor Douglas Goforth

Douglas Goforth has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Process and apparatus for measuring the shape of an article
    Publication number: 20070028681
    Abstract: A method of measuring the shape of a glass sheet is provided. The method includes positioning the glass sheet in contact with a fluid and measuring the distance between a sensor and a surface of the glass sheet at a plurality of locations on the surface thereof. The method may further include deconvolving the shape of the glass sheet into at least one simple shape element, such as cylindrical or spherical, and may further include varying the temperature profile of an array of heaters in a glass manufacturing process based on the at least one shape element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2005
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Douglas Goforth, Josef Lapp, Michael Murtagh, Brian Strines, Natesan Venkataraman, Glen Cook